ASTRO IMAGES By Doug Wheeland

   M 63 - Galaxy in Canes Venatici

                     EQUIPMENT
Telescope ----  12.5" RCOS RC at 114" FL
Mount --------  Astro-Physics AP1200
Camera -------  SBIG ST8E/CFW8
Guided -------  SBIG AO7

             IMAGE INFORMATION
13 Feb. 2004
60 min. Total
15 min. Sub-Exposures
Unfiltered
Acquired Using MaxIm CCD

                      PROCESSING
Data Reduction Using MaxIm DL
Finished Using Adobe Photo Shop

                        LOCATION
Star Ranch Road Observatory
South Western Colorado Springs
Elevation 6500 Feet

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Also known as The Sunflower galaxy, M63 is perhaps 24 million light years distant.  That is close as galaxies go, so the object is large and bright.

All Images Copyright Douglas R. Wheeland (c)2004

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